2008 AFC Challenge Cup qualification
# 2008 AFC Challenge Cup qualification

The qualification phase for the 2008 AFC Challenge Cup saw four teams advance to the finals to join four automatic qualifiers in the final tournament in India. Qualification was held from 2 April to 28 May 2008 in four different venues. Sixteen teams participated in qualification in four groups containing four teams each. The four group winners joined hosts India, North Korea, Myanmar, and Turkmenistan in the final round.

## Seedings

The draw for the qualification groups was made on 18 January 2008 at AFC House in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

## Qualification

### Group A

* Matches played in Taipei, Chinese Taipei

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sri Lanka | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 4 | +10 | 7 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 10 | +2 | 6 |
| Chinese Taipei | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 4 |
| Guam | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 18 | −14 | 0 |

### Group B

* Matches played in Iloilo City and Barotac Nuevo, Philippines

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tajikistan | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 7 |
| Philippines | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 7 |
| Bhutan | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 1 |
| Brunei | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 1 |

### Group C

* Matches played in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
* Laos withdrew on 2 May.

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 4 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Bangladesh | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 1 |

### Group D

* Matches played in Phnom Penh, Cambodia
* Palestine withdrew on 14 May.

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nepal | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 6 |
| Cambodia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 3 |
| Macau | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 0 |

## Final tournament

The final tournament, consisting of 8 teams, was held from 30 July to 13 August 2008 in India.

### Qualifiers

Qualifiers for the final tournament were:

* India - automatic qualifier
* North Korea - automatic qualifier
* Myanmar - automatic qualifier
* Turkmenistan - automatic qualifier
* Sri Lanka - Group A winner
* Tajikistan - Group B winner
* Afghanistan - Group C winner
* Nepal - Group D winner
